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NCAA Bars Airlines From Charter Service
In line with the directive
given by the Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, recently that airline that embark on commercial charter service without the appropriate certificate would be closed down, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has named the airlines that were given certificate to operate as private airlines, not commercial charter service.
The regulatory body said any airline that does not have the appropriate certification would be sanctioned without delay.
“The public is hereby notified of the list of foreign registered privately –operated aircraft that have been issued with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority Flight Operations Clearance Certificate (FOCC) and Maintenance Clearance Certificate (MCC)” the NCCA said.
According to the NCAA, the owners are authorized to operate within Nigeria strictly for private operation only and not for hire or reward (not for commercial purpose) according to Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig CARS) 8.2.1.9.
The airlines with the licences for private operations are Air First ANAP Business Jets, ATT Aviation Support Limited, AVJET corporation, BUA Group Limited, Chrome Air, Delmon Aviation / C and K, Dominion Air, EAN Aviation Limited and Executive Jets.
Others are Toucan Aviation support, Tag Aviation Limited SWAT Technology Limited, Southern Air, Project Eagle Limited, Prince Air, Orlean Invest West Africa, NAMCO Nigeria Limited, Gyro Air Limited, Grenfact Ventures Limited, Gitto Construzion and Ferry Aviation Development Service NCCA said the use of these operators aircraft for commercial operations would be a violation of the Nigeria CARs 9.1.1.4 (a) (b) and would attract appropriate sanctions by the authority.
The airlines with the private operator licence have been the major charter operators for years in Nigeria, thus eclipsing those who have the commercial license to operate charter services and pay stipulated charges to the government.
To have certificate there are given conditions which must be met by the airline, including regular scrutiny of its operations by the NCAA amongst other conditions.